Windows freezes during update

Using Windows update, Windows gets stuck on the "Shutting Down" screen after "Installing update 4 of 4".

I can tell you my experience with this and how I resolved it. I happen to be on here precisely because of this problem. It appears to me that bootcamp 3.1 is incompatible with Windows XP. What happened to me when I upgraded was that the display would only function at a screen resolution of 640x480 and not even correctly: it only showed one quarter of the full normal 1440x900 resolution. This article http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3619 shows you how to roll back bootcamp 3.1 to 3.0 using the mac os x install DVD on windows xp boot.
I have been using bootcamp 3.0 ever since with no problems at all running windows xp home. By the way, unless you need windows xp pro to work at a company with a large IT department, there's no advantage to using at as an independent user. In fact, it consumes huge resources on your computer adversely affecting overall performance and experience. FYI.
Other than that I have been looking on here to find out if apple has made any fixes to 3.1 regarding this issue as I keep getting requests to update from the automatic software update app that keeps popping up.
So, if any of you apple gurus see this, please keep us apprised as to this issue.
Thanks

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